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Montevideo, October 25th 2025 - 04:47 UTC

Uruguay

  • Monday, September 29th 2025 - 10:46 UTC

    Attack against Prosecutor's home shatters Uruguay

    “They will not intimidate me,” Ferrero stressed

    Uruguay's Judiciary was shattered on Sunday following an attack against the home of Acting Prosecutor General Mónica Ferrero, prompting an immediate, high-level political and police reaction.

  • Saturday, September 27th 2025 - 10:42 UTC

    Uruguay insists on two-state solution for Palestinian crisis

    Orsi and Lubetkin reiterated Uruguay's “concrete support for the agreement launched by France and Saudi Arabia and approved by 150 countries”

    Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi and Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin met on Friday in New York with Palestine's Ambassador to the United Nations Riad Mansur on the sidelines of the global body's 80th General Assembly.

  • Friday, September 26th 2025 - 10:32 UTC

    Uruguay's La Libertad Avanza officially approved

    Quintana describes LLA Uruguay as a libertarian group focused on reducing state interventionism

    Uruguay's Electoral Court officially recognized the local version of political party La Libertad Avanza (LLA) this week, as its resolution allowing it to compete in national, departmental, and municipal elections was published in the Official Gazette. The far-right movement is inspired by and closely linked to its Argentine counterpart of President Javier Milei.

  • Thursday, September 25th 2025 - 09:10 UTC

    Orsi and Topolansky honor Mujica at event in New York

    Orsi highlighted his mentor's austerity

    Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi was the main speaker on Wednesday in New York during the so-called Mujica Initiative Forum, an event within the 80th United Nations General Assembly hosted by the Pan American Congress to honor the late José Pepe Mujica, a former head of State of the South American country and a key leftwing leader in the Americas.

  • Wednesday, September 24th 2025 - 20:49 UTC

    Orsi highlights Uruguay's values at UN convention

    “All war is criminal, no matter where it takes place,” Orsi argued

    Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi described his country during his speech at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly as a suitable host for international negotiations and a promoter of dialogue.

  • Wednesday, September 24th 2025 - 10:30 UTC

    Activist target livestock shipments from Montevideo to Israel

    Uruguay is receiving “blood-stained” money for these transactions, they claimed

    Protesters demonstrated this week at the port of Montevideo to object to the shipment of live cattle to Israel. The joint effort by the Coordination for Palestine and the Maritime Port Coordination argued that it was improper to feed the country perpetrating a genocide in the Gaza Strip.

  • Tuesday, September 23rd 2025 - 09:29 UTC

    Orsi planning to highlight Uruguay's openness to multilateralism at UN

    “Uruguay has unbeatable conditions to take off and insert itself into the world,” Orsi said in New York

    During his speech scheduled for Tuesday at the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York, Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi is expected to address his country's long-standing commitment to multilateralism and the peaceful resolution of global conflicts, amid the “worrying escalation” of the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine, among other topics.

  • Monday, September 22nd 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Argentine outlet denounces Chilean and Uruguayan help to Royal Air Force

    The article also highlighted that the presence of A400M aircraft was not an isolated event and denounced other RAF maneuvers

    Argentine outlet criticized a Royal Air Force (RAF) transport Airbus A400M Atlas aircraft stopping in Chile and Uruguay on its way to the Falkland Islands, questioning the role of the two South American countries in the British strategy to maintain a permanent military presence in the South Atlantic, despite UN resolutions urging a resolution to the sovereignty dispute with Argentina.

  • Monday, September 22nd 2025 - 10:19 UTC

    Fitch praises Uruguay's economy, but points out some risks

    Fitch acknowledged Uruguay's strengths but warned about long-standing issues threatening its financial stability

    Fitch Ratings held Uruguay's grading as “BBB” with a “stable” outlook, but pointed out some risks the South American country should avert. In any case, Montevideo still qualified within the agency's “investment grade.”

  • Saturday, September 20th 2025 - 10:32 UTC

    IMF mission praises Uruguay's economy

    The IMF also suggested making “further efforts to put the debt-to-GDP ratio on a downward path”

    The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed its annual review of the Uruguayan economy, praising its resilience and stability.